dog

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal scripts, depicting a dog's form in simplified outline. The strokes represent the dog's head, body, and tail in a compact representation.

Mnemonic: Three vertical strokes with a leg on the right side—picture a dog standing alert and ready.

• 獍jìng🔊

  a mythical animal that eats its mother

  14 strokes

• 獐zhāng🔊

  variant of 獐[zhang1]

  14 strokes

• 獒áo🔊

  (bound form) mastiff

  14 strokes

• 獕cuī🔊

  used in 猥獕[wei3 cui1]

  14 strokes

• 獙bì🔊

  used in 獙獙[bi4 bi4]

  14 strokes

• 獚huáng🔊

  spaniel

  14 strokes

• 奖jiǎng🔊

  prize; award; bonus; reward

  HSK 4

  15 strokes

• 獗jué🔊

  used in 猖獗[chang1 jue2]

  15 strokes

• 獝xù🔊

  (literary) (of birds) to scatter in fear

  15 strokes

• 獞tóng🔊

  name of a variety of dog

  15 strokes

• 獠liáo🔊

  fierce

  15 strokes

• 获huò🔊

  (literary) to catch; to capture

  HSK 4

  16 strokes

• 獴měng🔊

  mongoose

  16 strokes

• 獬xiè🔊

  see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]

  16 strokes

• 獭tǎ🔊

  otter

  16 strokes

• 獯xūn🔊

  used in 獯鬻[Xun1 yu4]

  17 strokes

• 獳nòu🔊

  angry dog

  17 strokes

• 兽shòu🔊

  beast

  19 strokes

• 㺢huò🔊

  used in 㺢㹢狓[huo4 jia1 pi2]

  19 strokes

• 獾huān🔊

  variant of 獾[huan1]

  20 strokes

• 玃jué🔊

  legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls

  23 strokes